Many people will have heard of the popular TV archaeology programme “Time Team” and in 2003 the Time Team visited Oakamoor in Staffordshire in search of a medieval blast furnace. Oakamoor is close to Alton Towers, in a vale through which the River Churnet flows and its location provides relatively easy access to the Staffordshire Way and Moorlands. In the mid 19th century the Cheadle Copper and Brass Company was established here in Oakamoor and most of the local population were employed here, by the 1890’s the factory needed to expand and it was to nearby Froghall that the factory expanded. Today Oakamoor is surrounded by pleasant countryside making it an ideal location for those who wish to enjoy a tour of the area. Did the Time Team find a medieval blast furnace in their three day race against time? It didn’t reveal the location of the furnace but it did uncover an iron “bloom” – a lump of iron that in this instance proved that smelting had taken place here and surprisingly to an earlier period than the medieval period that they were seeking.
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Cricketers Arms
Ye Olde Star Inn
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Faber Catholic Primary School
Valley Primary School
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Activities
The Old Furnace Walking Holidays(Walking)
Places to Stay near Oakamoor
Bank House (0.51 miles)
Alton Towers Hotel (1.70 miles)
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The Alton Towers Hotel offers a unique glimpse into the wonderful eccentric inventions of Sir Algernon Aloysius Alton. Situated within Alton Towers, it is the ... More | visit website
Bank House (2.04 miles)
Railway Inn Hotel (2.34 miles)
Hermitage Working Farm (2.83 miles)
The Manor (2.93 miles)
Centrally located just 5 miles from Alton Towers and 9 miles from Uttoxeter racecourse, Cheadle is just 8 miles from Stoke and Leek and 10 from Stone. The Manor was ... More
Exmoor B&B (3.71 miles)
Peaceful Quixhill, 2 farms & 3 houses are surrounded by beautiful organic countryside ... More | visit website
The Olde Chapel (3.90 miles)
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Set on a country lane just 4 miles from the thrills of Alton Towers and beautiful Dimmingdale, this delightful, smartly furnished and romantic chapel conversion lies amidst ... More
Riversholme (4.78 miles)
The Riversholme, hotel & restaurant, is a Georgian house hotel standing back off of the High Street in the ancient Roman settlement village of Rocester. An ideal base for visiting both Staffordshire and Debyshire, being close ... More | visit website
Alton Brook House (5.09 miles)
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